About

Fallopia baldschuanica (syn. Polygonum baldschuanicum) is an Asian species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by several common names, including Russian-vine, Bukhara fleeceflower, Chinese fleecevine, mile-a-minute and silver lace vine. It is native to the southern Asia west of the Himalayas and is growing wild in parts of Europe, Africa, and the United States as an introduced species.

Fallopia baldschuanica is grown as an ornamental plant for its flower-laced vines. The white flowers are decorative and provide nectar and pollen for the honey bee. As it is fast-growing, it is used as cover for unsightly fences and other garden structures. It can become invasive, however.

Where it grows

Silver lace vines are native to three counties in southern Asia, Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. In Europe it is established from Albania and Romania in the south through Norway and Sweden. Although absent from France and Italy, it also has escaped cultivation in Spain and the British Isles. In Africa it has been recorded in Eritrea, Kenya, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe, as well as the Canary Islands in the Atlantic. In North America it has become established in seven states east of the Mississippi, Alabama, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and five western US States, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington.

Other Fallopia plants

Russian Vine · Black Bindweed · Copse-bindweed · Climbing False Buckwheat · False Buckwheat · False Buckwheat